Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-02-16
PETITION.
To the Honorable, the Board of County
Commissioners Of Barber County,
Kansas

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We, the undersigned, your petitioners being
resident taxpayers and legal voters of the
township of Mingona, county of Barber, state
of Kansas, respectfully petition your honorn-
bic body to- submit to the qualified electors of
said township of MinCOna, for their acceptance
or rejection. at q special election to be ordered
by your honorable body, under and in pursu-
ance Of the laws Of the state of Kansas, and an
act entitled IAN act to enable counties, town
ships and cities to aid in the construction of
railroads; aud TO repeal section 8 of chapter
~ of the laws of 1874" which took effect Feb
ruary %, 1876. aud amendments thereto. the
following propositions, with the terms and con-
ditions herein specified, to-wit:
Shall the township of Mingena, county of
Barber, in the state of Karsas, subscribe for
one hundred shares, OF one hundred dollars
each, of the capital stock of The Chicago, Kan
ton organized and existing under the laws of
the state OF Kansas, and in payment therefor
issue to sai1 railroad company ten bonds OF
said township of Mingona, county of Barber,
of the denomination of one thousand dollars
each, said bonds to be payable to the bearer,
M III = fiscal agency of the state of Kansas, in
New York City. thirty years after the date
thereof. bearing interest mt the rate of six per
cent per annun, payable annually, for which
interest coupons shall be attached, PAYABLE at
the fiscal agency aforesaid.
This subscription of stock and issue of bonds
to be upon the following conditions, namely:
As soon ~ said proposition shall he determined
In the affirmative, by canvass of the votes cast
| at said election. the Board of County Commits
sioners of said county of Barber, for and in
behalf of said township of Mingona. county of
| Barber, shall order the county clerk to make,
and the county clerk shall make said subscrip-
ton, in the name of said township of Mingona,
county of Barber, for said one hundred shares
of capital stock of said railroad company: and
when the railroad of said railroad company
shall be built of standard gauge, and compile
| ted and in operation, by lease or otherwise,
| from connection with the railroad of the
| Southern Kansas Railway company, at or near
Medicine Lodge, in the county of Barber, in
| the state of Kansas, to the south or east line
of said township, through to the west line
| thereof, upon the survey heretofore made. the
| sal The Chicago, Kansas & Western Railroad
Company shall receive ten thousand dollars of
| said bonds. and issue one hundred shares of
stock therefor.
| The said Board of County Commissioners
shall cause such bonds, with interest coupons
attached, as aforesaid, to!be issued in the namo
| of said township of Mingona, county of Bar
Der, and shall deliver the same To said railroad
| company, on delivery or tender to the treasIl-
rer of said township of Mingona. county of
| Barber, by said railroad company, of certih-
| Gates for its shares of fully paid up capital
| stock of said railroad company, equal in
| amount with said bonds, dollar for dollar:
Provided, said railroad shall be built and COM
| pleted and in operation, by lease OF otherwise,
/ as aforesaid. with freight and passenger de-
pot and citation. at the town of MingOna. IN said
| township, established ready for business, on or
| before the firstday of September, 1851
Provided further, that if the said The Chica-
| go. Kansas & Western Railroad Company shall
| be hindered or delayed in the construction of
/ the said line of railroad by extraordinary action
of the elements. the length of time 1t is so him
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| to complete said railroad.
The form of ballots to be used at said cleo
| ton shall be:
For the subscription OF stock and issue of
bonds Ia The Chicago, Kansas western Rail
road Company
/ And
| Against the subscription Of stock and issue
| of bonds to The Chicago, Kansas Western
Railroad Company.
| IL Is therefore, by the Board Of County Com
\ missioners of the county of Barber, state OF
| KHTsas, ordered and directed that special
! election be held in the township of Mingona-
| county of Barber. state of Kansas, on
The 2D DAY OF MARCH, 1887,
to determine whether the proposition to sub
scribe for the stock of The Chicago. Kansas &
| Western Railroad Company, and issue the
bonds of the township of Minguna. county of
| Barber. in payment therefor, ON the cOndi-
lions contained I'm said petition. shall be adopt
| cd or rejected. The special election shall be
held. and returns made and result ascertained
| and declared In the same manner as provided
by law for general elections. The ballots to be
used In said election. for and against said prop
| osition shall be of the form and contain the
| words stated in said petition. Thirty days no
| tice of said election shall first be given, ac-
cOrtling TO law. and the sheriff OF said county
OF Barber r. hereby ordered and directed IA
give said notice. and make due proclamation
of said election
Done at Medicine Lodge, this, 2lst day Of
w. W. COOK.
/ JOHN McGRATH,
| J. ID. FLEMING,
/ Board OF County Commissioners.
Attest: RoBr. j. TALIAFERRo.
| IsEALl County Clerk